Well there might be some ethnic cleansing of the native Tartars againin Crimea if Russia sticks around

FTF those unfamiliar with 20th century Russian history.

(Short version: the reason Crimea has a large Russian-speaking population in the first place is because Stalin deported 200,000 Crimeans in 1944 -- half of them died in the first year -- and gave their jobs and properties to imported Russians.)

Stalin just told them to go back to where they came from, and then, thoughtfully, gave them a ride there, so what are they biatching about? Stalin, as a member of a minority group, sure had it in for all the other minority groups in the USSR. Well, and his fellow Georgians, too. Get on the train, and get dropped off in some inhospitable hellhole, with a, "Well have fun! We'll be back later to see who survived, and maybe shoot them."

uselessgit:Mhea, no body really cares. Putin could start killing whomever he wants, the worst that will happen is a strongly worded letter. We will forget all about this in two weeks.

Why not? It worked for Stalin, as he was Roosevelt's good buddies. Roosevelt actually thought he could charm Stalin into being a nicer guy. The explanation for this thinking, was that Roosevelt was ill at the time. I think they're leaving out the healthy dose of stupid, that was involved.